Book

Williamson, Paul, 1954-

Netherlandish sculpture, 1450-1550 / Paul Williamson.

London : V & A ; New York : Distributed by Harry N. Abrams, 2002.

160 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 29 cm

One of the very few books available on this subject in English, this volume presents a selection of the best and most representative works from the Victoria and Albert Museum's extensive collection of late-medieval Netherlandish sculpture. Ranging from small, single figures and devotional altar carvings to full-scale altarpieces, the book looks not only at these fine sculptures themselves but at their social and artistic context as well. The result is a splendidly illustrated general introduction to the subject, accessible to all those interested in medieval art as well as to students and scholars. The principle categories of sculptural production are all represented, from the free-standing figure, the altarpiece and the small-scale devotional aid. Subjects range from statues of the Virgin and Child to narrative reliefs. Materials vary from alabaster and stone to woods such as oak, walnut and boxwood.

Victoria and Albert Museum -- Catalogs.

Sculpture, Dutch -- 15th century.

Sculpture, Dutch -- 16th century.

Catalogs.

Victoria and Albert Museum.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 152-156) and index.

The Centres of Production -- Defining Spaces: Sculptures for the Church and Chapel Interior -- Christ on the Cross with the Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist; North-western Hainaut or Tournai, c.1460-70 -- The Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist; North-western Hainaut or Tournai, c.1480 -- The Virgin and Child; Tournai, North Hainaut or Brussels, 1450-80 -- Four roof bosses with symbols of the Evangelists; Utrecht, attributed to Jan van Schayck, c.1497 -- Christ crowned with thorns; probably North Netherlands or Lower Rhine, c.1500-20 -- Saint Anne with the Virgin and Child; probably South Netherlands (Brabant), c.1500-10 -- Saint Anne with the Virgin and Child; probably Limburg or Maastricht, c.1520-30 -- Saint Peter; East Netherlands (probably Limburg), c.1520 -- Saint Catherine of Alexandria; East Netherlands (Limburg), Circle of the Master of Elsloo, c.1510-15 -- Saint John the Evangelist; East Netherlands (Limburg), Circle of the Master of Elsloo, c.1520 -- Saint Ursula; Meuse--Lower Rhine (probably Northern Limburg), c.1520-30 -- The Multifigured Altarpiece -- The Virgin Annunciate; South Netherlands (probably Flanders or Hainaut), c.1440-60 -- The Marriage of the Virgin; Brussels, c.1450 -- Christ bearing the Cross; South Netherlands (Brussels), c.1470-90 -- Seven Scenes from the Legend of the True Cross; South Netherlands (probably Brussels), c.1500 -- The Creation of Eve; Antwerp, c.1500-15 -- (A) The Adoration of the Magi (B) The Presentation in the Temple; probably North Netherlands, c.1500-20.

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